Role of neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration development

W Zhang, D Xiao, Q Mao, H Xia - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Studies in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease
and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and so on, have suggested that …

The blood-brain barrier in aging and neurodegeneration

EG Knox, MR Aburto, G Clarke, JF Cryan… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is vital for maintaining brain homeostasis by enabling an
exquisite control of exchange of compounds between the blood and the brain parenchyma …

A single-cell atlas of the normal and malformed human brain vasculature

EA Winkler, CN Kim, JM Ross, JH Garcia, E Gil, I Oh… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Cerebrovascular diseases are a leading cause of death and neurologic disability. Further
understanding of disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies requires a deeper …

Single-cell sequencing of human midbrain reveals glial activation and a Parkinson-specific neuronal state

S Smajić, CA Prada-Medina, Z Landoulsi, J Ghelfi… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Idiopathic Parkinson's disease is characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic
neurons, but the exact disease aetiology remains largely unknown. To date, Parkinson's …

Peripheral apoE4 enhances Alzheimer's pathology and impairs cognition by compromising cerebrovascular function

CC Liu, J Zhao, Y Fu, Y Inoue, Y Ren, Y Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's
disease, is abundantly expressed in both the brain and periphery. Here, we present …

A blood–brain barrier overview on structure, function, impairment, and biomarkers of integrity

H Kadry, B Noorani, L Cucullo - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2020 - Springer
The blood–brain barrier is playing a critical role in controlling the influx and efflux of
biological substances essential for the brain's metabolic activity as well as neuronal function …

Blood-brain barrier dysfunction amplifies the development of neuroinflammation: understanding of cellular events in brain microvascular endothelial cells for …

F Takata, S Nakagawa, J Matsumoto… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation is involved in the onset or progression of various neurodegenerative
diseases. Initiation of neuroinflammation is triggered by endogenous substances (damage …

Drug delivery to the central nervous system

E Nance, SH Pun, R Saigal, DL Sellers - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the rising global incidence of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, CNS drug
development remains challenging, with high costs, long pathways to clinical use and high …

APOE4 leads to blood–brain barrier dysfunction predicting cognitive decline

A Montagne, DA Nation, AP Sagare, G Barisano… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Vascular contributions to dementia and Alzheimer's disease are increasingly recognized,,,,–.
Recent studies have suggested that breakdown of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is an early …

Pathophysiology and probable etiology of cerebral small vessel disease in vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Y Inoue, F Shue, G Bu, T Kanekiyo - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2023 - Springer
Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) is commonly caused by vascular
injuries in cerebral large and small vessels and is a key driver of age-related cognitive …